Commenter Pig Three has started an interesting discussion in the Forum about a supposed new NYPD policy to give drug dealers over 40 a free pass.

A New York Post story about the policy doesn’t say a word about the Mayor, but Pig Three blames the administration. Replies in the Forum evaluate de Blasio’s record on everything from universal pre-K to Vision Zero. Here’s the question:

Relief for drug dealers over 40?

Could this possibly be true?

Narcotics cops ordered to stop arresting suspects over 40 [NY Post]

If so, another brilliant move by the billy d. administration…

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  1. Why not? Literally what benefit is there to society by locking up drug dealers? They’re just dealing drugs. We should legalize and tax the entire system, and provide public health funds for addiction. Using jail to solve our social issues has proven that it doesn’t work.

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